Reed v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

HOOD, District Judge.

This matter is before the Court on the parties’ Cross Motions for Entry of Judgment. For the following reasons, Defendants’ Motion for Entry of Judgment is DENIED, and Plaintiffs Motion for Entry of Judgment is GRANTED. Judgment will be entered in favor of Plaintiff and against Defendants.

I. FACTS

Plaintiff Linda Reed, a former employee of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (“Wal-Mart”), participated in the Associates’ Health and Welfare Plan (“the Plan”), an employer-sponsored, self-funded health and welfare employee benefit plan governed by the Employment…